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daashkiga'ise vai es
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s/he splits firewood



indaashkiga'ise 1s ind; nindaashkiga'ise 1s ind; nidaashkiga'ise 1s ind; daashkiga'ise 3s ind; daashkiga'ised 3s conj; dayaashkiga'ised 3s ch-conj; daashkiga'isen 2s imp; Stem: /daashkiga'ise-/

indaashkiga'ise1s ind gh
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nidaashkiga'ise1s ind es
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daashkiga'ise 3s ind gh
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es
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daashkiga'ised3s conj gh
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es
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dayaashkiga'ised3s ch-conj gh
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daashkiga'isen2s imp es
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gii-taashkiga'ise3s ind pst es
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Odaanaang daninan waagaakwad daashkiga'iseyan.

Hold the ax by the back end to split wood.
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daashkiga'ise /daashkiga'ise-/: /daashkiga'-/ stem of daashkiga'an vti ; /-s-/
wood: timber, firewood, cut wood
; /-e/
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Word Family

daashkiga'ise vai s/he splits firewood
(derived noun) daashkiga'isaan ni (a piece of) split wood

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